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   Phillip D. Greenspan

Phil serves as a Managing Partner of WI Capital Advisors and its strategic partner firm, Waveland International, Inc. With more than twenty years in the executive search industry, Phil has gained unique expertise in the management of diverse recruitment needs for clients in virtually every industry, encompassing major functional disciplines at the corporate, divisional and operating levels. His current practice focuses heavily on diversified industries involved in technology, manufacturing, consumer goods/services and industrial products.

Prior to founding Waveland International, Phil was executive vice president and managing director at the Chicago headquarters of DHR International, the 11th largest executive search consulting firm in the U.S. During Phil's four year tenure at DHR, he was a leading architect in the firm's dramatic 300% revenue growth.

Phil's prior executive search experiences include the creation and diversification of a regional professional services firm in Dallas, as well as a successful earlier career in Chicago. His current client base ranges from small privately owned businesses to Fortune 100 multinationals. He has successfully completed engagements at the senior executive level in the biotechnology, real estate services, hospitality, consumer durables manufacturing and high technology sectors.

Phil holds a business administration degree from Southern Illinois University and resides in Chicago.

  

Nelson D. Rodriguez

Nelson is a Managing Partner in the Chicago office of WI Capital Advisors where he specializes in working with Private Equity clients, and has a well rounded background conducting assignments in a variety of industries for companies ranging from start-up to Fortune 1000. Nelson joined WI Capital Advisors' strategic partner firm, Waveland International, from Cook Associates where he was the Managing Director of the Business Services & Technology Practice after they had acquired his Chicago-based retained executive search firm Cristal Partners.

Nelson has significant experience in both executive search and consulting. Prior to starting his own firm, Nelson served as Executive Vice President of IT Mergers and Acquisitions, a venture backed, start-up organization. The firm's focus was M&A transactions and recruiting, specifically within the information technology services area.

Nelson began his executive search career with DHR International, where he served in a variety of capacities including his role as Senior Vice President, in which he had direct responsibility for the firm's high rate of growth through acquisitions and recruitment of executives. His expertise in professional services has been recognized by IT Global Consulting Report and InfoWorld, where he has served as an expert source in various articles.

Prior to entering the executive search business, Nelson served as Director of Distribution for the publication, Pro Football Weekly. He also served as the assistant defensive coordinator for the North Central College varsity football team. Nelson earned a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern College in Minnesota, where he was a scholar athlete, excelling in baseball and football. He is married with two sons and resides in Western Springs, a suburb of Chicago.

 

Management Buyout, Recapitalization Advisory, Seller Advisory, Buy-side M&A Advisory, Capital Sourcin
Specialized, consumer products, merger, acquisition, operator, strategic partnership, advisory service, entrepreneurs, commitment, action, results
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